What color is #D17FAE?

#D17FAE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D17FAE?

The RGB value is 209, 127, 174: 209 red, 127 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D17FAE?

The complementary color is #7FD1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D17FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D17FAE color

#D17FAE rgb(209, 127, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D17FAE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 49.8% green and 68.2% blue (209, 127, 174).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#D17FAE color codes

HEX	`#D17FAE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 127, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 49.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.17, 38.14, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.17, 39.79, 343.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.524, 31.793, 43.986)`
Decimal	`13729710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D17FAE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D17FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D17FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D17FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d17fae; }
.text { color: #d17fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d17fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 127 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d17fae, #d17f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #D17FAE?: #D17FAE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D17FAE?: The RGB value is 209, 127, 174: 209 red, 127 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D17FAE?: The complementary color is #7FD1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D17FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.